Wendy Knowler
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Oct 14, 2026
Stephen GrootesHOST
Uh, we'll talk a bit more about it with, uh, Theone Morgan, the human capital executive at Old Mutual Mass & Foundation cluster.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Your consumer ninja Wendy Knowler.
Stephen GrootesHOST
All of the car recalls that we see, I mean, almost every day there's something else from the National Consumer Commission about it.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Often the older established brands.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Just one Chinese-owned brand has been recalled this year, and that was an issue which emerged in a cash- a crash test despite the huge growth we've seen in those brands.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Your consumer ninja, Wendy Knowler, is looking at this, which means someone is about to get pretty [laughs] scared.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Uh, Wendy, good evening.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Um, what, so, so when we have so many of the legacy brands having recalls, what does that mean about how good they are compared to how good the, uh, newer Chinese brands are?
7 MINS LATER
Wendy KnowlerGUEST
But interesting one.
Wendy KnowlerGUEST
Check for yourself is the answer.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Wendy Knowler, thanks so much, you consumer ninja.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Really appreciate it.
Stephen GrootesHOST
She wasn't in hospital the day before the flight, on the day of the flight, so didn't get a refund from SAA, but a little while later she was actually diagnosed and passed away.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Uh, Wendy Knowler, good evening.
Stephen GrootesHOST
What happened in this case?
Wendy KnowlerGUEST
Hi, Steven.
John PerlmanHOST
But let's find out.
John PerlmanHOST
Wendy Knowler, uh, who you know very, very well indeed, regularly with Rilebohile Mabotja, and a, a regular guest on other parts of the 702 platform as well.
John PerlmanHOST
Wendy, welcome.
John PerlmanHOST
Uh, Dr. Wendy Knowler, I have to say.
John PerlmanHOST
Good to have you.
John PerlmanHOST
Wendy, um, surveillance pricing, um, a, a brief definition if you can, and then tell us, is it a feature in South Africa yet with us yet knowing about it?
5 MINS LATER
John PerlmanHOST
Right
Wendy KnowlerGUEST
... we could maybe go to them for, for, uh, you know, to test these cases.
Stephen GrootesHOST
We'll speak to Sipiwe in just a moment.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Wendy Knowler, your consumer ninja, uh, been looking at what happens when you want finance, car finance, for example, and you're told to hand over a bank statement, and they want all sorts of transactions.
Stephen GrootesHOST
They really want to know almost everything there is to know about you, financially speaking.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Aren't we always told not to share that information? Uh, she's got a really interesting story, uh, about that.
17 MINS LATER
Wendy KnowlerGUEST
I think this, this whole story for me, Steven, illustrates that we really, like Carl, um, should be, you know, taking more control over what information, personal, deeply personal information we're supplying when it's asked for and whether it's, it's justified or not.
Wendy KnowlerGUEST
In this case, it wasn't, um, but I think most pers-- people would have just handed it over and not asked any questions, which is these days not the right approach.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Wendy Knowler, thank you very much indeed.
Stephen GrootesHOST
You're a consumer ninja.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Consumer Ninja.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Well, Wendy Knowler is your consumer ninja, and tonight, we're looking at the issue of proof of address.
Stephen GrootesHOST
And, you know, when you want finance, you're often quite keen to get the finance.
Stephen GrootesHOST
You're happy to hand it over, um, and it doesn't really matter, you know, what we do to get it.
Stephen GrootesHOST
What happens, though, when a company says they need your bank statement, and then it's only good enough as proof of address if they can see at least seven transactions? Well, this is what happened when someone was trying to buy a car from WeBuyCars.
Stephen GrootesHOST
I don't know how often you hand over, uh, your bank statements to someone.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Wendy Knowler, good evening.
Stephen GrootesHOST
So what happened in this case?